Fresher Information Technology Assistant USAID Project Jobs – Lira Regional Referral Hospital

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Job Title:    Information Technology Assistant (Fresher Jobs)   

Organisation: Lira Regional Referral Hospital

Project Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duty Station:   Uganda

Reports to: Information Technology Officer

 

About US:

Lira Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) has received a grant from the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID to implement a Government to Government (G2G) funded HIV and TB Health System Strengthening Project. The project aims at strengthening capacity of the RRH teams in HIV and TB service delivery, leadership, management, and accountability. Government to Government (G2G) is a USAID initiative to transition delivery of services and technical assistance to local partners including host government entities. The G2G initiative is also part of efforts to support local ownership and enhance the sustainability of results. The awards under this mechanism focus on HIV service delivery and health systems strengthening including public financial management.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the use of personal computer hardware, software, and specialized mainframe technology or operates a multi-platform computer environment or monitors the production scheduling, execution, and successful completion of production jobs
  • Assist in set ups and configuring desktop computers, peripherals and accounts assigning security level in consultation with IT HQ
  • Support the team to install software and repair hardware and peripherals as guided
  • Assist in troubleshooting, diagnosing problems, implementing corrective action procedures within prescribed guidelines and/or escalating to other technical resources as appropriate
  • Assist Administer user accounts as guided
  • Assist design and produce basic reports for the department
  • Assist set up and submit production jobs and edits and debugs computer output with support from the HQ IT Team
  • Assist in transferring computer files between platforms
  • Provide basic troubleshooting, repair and maintenance for computer equipment (e.g. microcomputers, disk drives, and laser printers) and may assist with testing personal computers and peripherals on a network to diagnose, hardware versus software problems
  • Provide support in maintaining IT records
  • Contribute to unit goals by accomplishing related duties as required
  • Perform other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Diploma in either Information Technology, Telcom Engineering or Computer Science form a recognised Institution
  • Possession of a BSc Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunication Engineering would be of an added advantage
  • A minimum of two years of relevant work experience in in the health sector
  • Knowledge in hardware maintenance and repairs would be an added advantage

 

How to Apply:

Applicants must be registered with the relevant professional council and have a valid practicing license were applicable. Applicants should also attach updated Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of certificates and testimonials of the academic credentials and contact information for 3 professional references to;

 

The Director,

Lira Regional Referral Hospital,

P.O. BOX 2, Lira. Uganda

 

OR

 

Hand delivered to the Hospital Central Registry

 

OR via email to: lirarrh@gmail.com (File size must not exceed 2MB.)

 

Deadline: 23rd December 2021

 

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